MT Research Staff
Marine Technology (MT) Research Staff
We are determined to make a positive difference to support the health of our seas and oceans.
We are marine scientists and technologists who work together to address big societal challenges such as:
- energy
- food and natural resources security
- adaptation to climate change
- development of sustainable shipping and marine technologies
Our researchers are inspired to contribute robust science and technological innovations to support evidence based policy.
We aim to transform challenges into opportunities for business, industry and government agencies.
Research groups
Our research groups include:
- Oceans and Climate
- Marine Biology Ecosystems and Governance
- Marine Resources and Renewable Energy
- Marine Hydrodynamics and Structures
- Sustainable Shipping and Marine Engineering
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Dr Ivan Tam
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
The combination of experimental technique and theoretical study. Using simulation software developed to investigate the combustion process and its correlation with fuel efficiency and exhaust emissions in marine and engines and steam power plants.
Complex heat exchangers with two phase flow used to harness energy stored in the cryogenic LNG. This is the next generation marine fuel. The aim is to improve sustainability and achieve the goal of zero-carbon emission shipping.
Alternative solutions to treatment of ballast water on/off board vessel. The aim is to reduce harmful pathogen, energy requirement, capital costs and environment impact across regions.
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Dr Cheng Siong Chin
Associate Professor
Marine mechatronic system design and simulation. This includes robust multivariable decoupled control on battery power system, solar tracker, magnetic levitation, remote monitoring system, and underwater robotic vehicles.
Ecological Psychoacoustics analysis (describing the physiological and subjective responses of humans exposed to noise in the real living environment) and noise prediction of small to a large-scale system.
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Dr Arun Dev
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Ship Hydrodynamics - resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, manoeuvring and stability.
Offshore Hydrodynamics - first and second order wave excitation forces, small bodies and large bodies, VIV, first and second order motions, motion minimization (vertical and horizontal) etc.
Shipyard Management - business, project and engineering especially in ship and offshore structures building, ship and offshore structures repairing and ship and offshore structures conversion.
Shipyard Practice - organisation, layout, process development, productivity, quality, training, energy management and environment.
Green Ship Technology - energy management, hull optimization, propulsion plant, fuel efficiency, emission, discharge, etc.
Renewable Energy - floating substructure, floating platform, wind, wave and tidal energy, etc.
Model testing of ships and offshore floating structures including model tests in ice. Marine and Offshore production process and management including shipyard simulation.
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Dr Ling Wan
Assistant Professor
Offshore renewable energy (floating wind turbine, wave energy converter, and hybrid concepts etc.)
Very Large floating structures (floating hydrocarbon storage facility, modular floating structure, floating city, floating bridge, etc.)
Hydrodynamic analysis of ships and offshore structures (first and higher order wave loads and global dynamic response analysis)
Structural dynamics of ships and offshore structures (linear and nonlinear structural investigations including contact analysis, impact analysis, noise and vibration, modal parameter identification)
Model test (numerical validation, offshore concept validation and development)